Lahore, Aug 17 : Authorities in Pakistan are reported to have lodged a strong complaint with their Indian counterparts over the release of flood waters from East Punjab, claiming that this has damaged considerable swathes of farmland in West Punjab.

According to officials in Lahore, waters released into the Sutlej River entered Pakistan on Saturday.

Islamabad, Aug. 17 : If Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf opts to resign from office; Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani''s coalition government is willing to forgive all his acts, sources privy to the latest developments told Daily Times.

They prime minister or the federal cabinet is likely to send a summary to the president in this regard, and if he signs it, the Law Ministry will notify it," they added.

The sources said the proposal was being considered under Article 48 of the Constitution, which binds the president to act on advice of the cabinet or the prime minister.

Karachi, Aug. 17 : Former Sindh Chief Minister Ghous Ali Shah touched down at Karachi Airport on Sunday morning, returning to Pakistan after seven years in exile.

Shah entered politics as a student. As a lawyer, he practiced in Khairpur and Karachi. He remained as President of Khairpur Bar Association for long period of time. He became as a judge of Sindh High Court during the 1980.

He was given the portfolio of several ministries in Sindh government during 1980s and served as a Chief Minister of Sindh during 1985-88. Shah is considered to be the close ally of Nawaz Sharif, a friend of Hakim Ali Zardari and Pir Pigara.

Islamabad - Sectarian clashes raged in a remote tribal region of Pakistan on Sunday, increasing the death toll in 12 days of fighting to more than 200, officials said.

At least 24 people were killed and dozens were wounded in overnight gunfights between Sunni and Shiite Muslims in the Kurram tribal district bordering Afghanistan, a senior official in the local administration said.

Most of the dead were pro-Taliban militants who had poured into different areas of predominantly Sunni Kurram district from the neighbouring North Waziristan tribal region.

"Rival factions have burned down at least three villages in Lower Kurram destroying a large number of houses," the official said.

Islamabad, Aug. 17 : The ruling coalition is expected to showcase its numerical strength in the two houses of parliament before introducing the impeachment motion against President Pervez Musharraf in parliament on Monday evening.

An important meeting will take place at Prime Minister House and will be followed by dinner, The News reports.

It is expected that Senator Mian Raza Rabbani, the Leader of the House in the Pakistan Senate, will announce the outlines of the (30-point) charge-sheet for the impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf here today.